The much rumored T-Mobile G2, which was previously known as the G1 Blaze, has finally been confirmed to be released at the end of September, 2010 and T-Mobile G2 has been slated for a release date of September 29th. This is the direct successor to the very successful and first Android phone ever, the T-Mobile G1, also known as the HTC Dream.
T-Mobile G2
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The T-Mobile G1 was the first ever smart phone to come out with Android pre-installed, and as such, it was supposed to be very advanced, both in hardware and software terms. And it was, for some time, dominating the smart phone niche for developers, business professionals (who weren’t afraid to try something new) and simple users who just wanted to have something unique and yet functional.
The G1 successfully competed with the other phones of its time, with its only drawbacks being the smaller screen and the not quite finished Android OS.
The T-Mobile G2 is set to be an even better phone, and seeing that it comes with the newest Android OS and has another model to learn the mistakes from, we have no doubt it will be even more successful than its predecessor.The latest Android, code named 2.2 Froyo, has a lot of great new features, including Flash and fast Javascript rendering support in Chrome and the ability to install apps directly on the micro SD card, all of which will certainly be useful to any owner.
T-Mobile G2
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The official specs haven’t been released, but from all the rumors, we can make out that the G2 will be the US version of the HTC Vision, which will be released in Europe at the end of September, also.
The hardware specs, as purported by various web sites, fans and unofficial spokesmen, will include a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, either 256 or 512 MB RAM, a 3.7 inch screen with a capacitive touch panel, a 5 mega pixels camera, all the other usual stuff like GPS, Bluetooth, a compass, etc. But the most important additions are the Wireless Draft-N adapter and support for HSPA+ (this has actually been confirmed and is one of the major playing cards for this phone by T-Mobile, the maximum download speed is 14.4 Mbps using this technology), which makes this phone the first official 4G cell phone in the world. That is a great thing for those who want a speedy mobile Internet connection.
As you can make out from the photos that were acquired and published by our friends at Engadget, the phone has a slide out hardware keyboard (a great looking one at that) and looks pretty slim, probably around the same depth as the Motorola Droid.
The phone will come fully unlocked, meaning it will not be locked to the network (unless you want it cheaper by getting a contract) or have an encrypted ROM storage, which will allow you to install any Android ROM you want, including the newest 3.0 when it’s released. This is great news for all the developers and people who want to have the latest software on their phone or experiment with various settings and configurations.
The price is expected to be anywhere from $400 to $600, which will make it a good competitor to other similar devices on the market, including the Samsung Fascinate, Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 and X10, Motorola Droid 2 and others. Although TmoNews posted a photo of an internal T-Mobile document, showing the G2 to be $499.99 off-contract, or $199.99 with (presumably) a new two-year agreement and a $50 MIR.
T-Mobile G2 Prices
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Being that the device both looks great, has impressive technical characteristics and has the unique for now HSPA+ support, it should definitely be attractive to anyone that needs a good portable smart phone with all the features and functionality of the Android operating system.
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How outdated is this information? T-Mobile’s own site (T-Mobilescoop.com) confirmed the G2 will have Qualcomm 800 mhz processor (not a 1 ghz snapdragon processor [snapdragon = junk.])